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Daily Archives: September 5, 2007

Sun Microsystems: All Sizzle, No Steak

Posted: September 5, 2007 at 6:22 pm

Last week, Sun Microsystems (JAVA) changed its ticker symbol from SUNW to JAVA. JAVA is a widely known and highly regarded programming language that Sun introduced twelve years ago. It ...
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Motorola Dreams On

Posted: September 5, 2007 at 6:03 pm

Wall St. has to love Motorola (MOT) no matter how low its stock goes. The company's CFO told an analyst gathering how much he liked the Apple (AAPL) iPhone touch-screen. ...
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Boeing: Straighten Up And Fly

Posted: September 5, 2007 at 5:55 pm

Boeing (BA) is delaying the initial flight of its new 787 Dreamliner, again. It is now set for the middle of December, about three months after the planned date.Fliers, airlines, ...
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Cramer’s Retail & Apparel Calls On The Fed (PVH, PERY, RL, DLTR, GPS, AEO)

Posted: September 5, 2007 at 5:24 pm

On tonight's Mad Money on CNBC, Jim Cramer said he is adamant of a RATE CUT from the Federal Reserve and sticking his head out waiting for it.  He still ...
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Stock Buybacks For September 5, 2007 (TECD, RJET, PFIN, IIG, MNST, EXC)

Posted: September 5, 2007 at 4:55 pm

This is not necessarily a full list of all the buyback announcements, but this is a partial list.  Today's buyback announcements and updates are first, and yesterday's are listed at ...
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ETF Launched: Market Vectors-Agribusiness ETF (MOO)

Posted: September 5, 2007 at 4:26 pm

The American Stock Exchange confirmed that Van Eck Global has launched its fifth ETF on Amex today.  Its name is the Market Vectors-Agribusiness ETF (Amex:MOO), and this one tracks a ...
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Apple iPhone Price Drop: A Sign Of Weakness

Posted: September 5, 2007 at 3:18 pm

Apple (AAPL) bulls like the folks at Piper Jaffray can say whatever they want. The AAPL plan to drop the price on the iPhone by $200 to $399 is a ...
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The 52-Week Low Club

Posted: September 5, 2007 at 3:11 pm

Wal-Mart (WMT) How did the world's largest retailer get on this list? By being badly run. Down to $42.39 from 52-week high of $52.15.Blackstone Group (BX) Which is worse, retail ...
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Are XM & Sirius Closer To Merger Approval? (XMSR, SIRI)

Posted: September 5, 2007 at 1:32 pm

We haven't had a whole lot to say regarding Sirius Satellite Radio's (NASDAQ:SIRI) acquisition of XM Satellite Radio (NASDAQ:XMSR) of late.  It's being penned as a merger of equals, but ...
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IPO FILING: Rubicon Technology, Inc. (RBCN)

Posted: September 5, 2007 at 12:24 pm

Rubicon Technology, Inc. has filed to come public and raise up to $100 million via an IPO under the ticker "RBCN" on NASDAQ.  UBS Investment Bank has been keyed as ...
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Cramer Notes Apple As Fashion and H-P As Business (HP, AAPL)

Posted: September 5, 2007 at 11:49 am

On today's videos on TheStreet.com, Jim Cramer was asked about the hoped-for iPod revamp today, but was mainly asked about how he views them compared to say H-P (NYSE:HPQ) and ...
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Constant Contact IPO Closer (CTCT, MS)

Posted: September 5, 2007 at 10:29 am

Constant Contact is now closer to coming public as it has an amended S-1 filing with the SEC, and it has the proposed ticker of "CTCT" on NASDAQ (NASDAQ:CTCT).  The ...
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lululemon’s Quiet-Period Ends: Research Initiations (LULU)

Posted: September 5, 2007 at 10:04 am

lululemon athletica Inc. (NASDAQ:LULU) has been quite a performer based on its recent IPO performance. The indicated range was $15.00 to $17.00, but the company sold 18.2 million shares at ...
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Boston Stock Exchange Closing Electronic Stock Exchange

Posted: September 5, 2007 at 9:21 am

The Boston Stock Exchange (The "BSE") has announced that it has discontinued the operations of the Boston Equities Exchange ("BeX"), whch is the exchange's electronic stock exchange launched in August ...
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What We Expect From Apple Today (AAPL, MSFT, CREAF)

Posted: September 5, 2007 at 8:49 am

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) is trading up marginally ahead of the technology analyst and press conference in San Francisco, but the stock is currently back within about $4.50 of its all-time ...
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